Come out with all those crazy names
So true when you lie
For you, blue
- Smashing Pumpkins
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| Not California blue, but I will take it! |
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is group of 21 countries that meet annually to discuss promoting economic growth in – you guessed it – Asia. So what happens when representatives from the world's most influential economic powers (aka the USA) come to town? Just as your mother meticulously cleaned the bathroom, polished the fine silver and hid the dirty laundry from sight before the neighbors came for dinner, Beijing likewise prepared for its honorable guests. The schools and companies closed, car traffic was restricted, and surrounding factories went on hiatus. That's it smog, be gone! Here comes the APEC blue sky.
After all, it would be such a shame if Obama developed the Beijing cough like the rest of us.
Chinese Word of the Blog: APEC蓝 APEC lán
English Translation: APEC blue
Example Sentence: “APEC蓝”形容APEC会议期间北京蓝蓝的天空.
“APEC lán” xíngróng APEC huìyì qíjiān běijīng lán lán de tiānkōng
"APEC blue" describes the blue sky during the APEC meeting.
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| Mmmmhhh, what's missing? Smog and cars |
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| Just a little excited about fall and APEC blue |
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| Love this blue sky, but is it for real? |
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| A week before APEC, the skies were Beijing Gray |
